“When we give up on our dreams, we die while still alive.” GivingStillsDreamDiesAliveGiving UpOur Dreams Author:Robin Sharma
“I'm very committed to its educational institutions, including my alma mater Central Falls High School's drama program, because I know that's what got me my start. I do everything I can to keep it alive since it made me feel like I had something to give to the world. I also support the Segue Institute for Learning, a charter school in Central Falls run by a friend of mine that my niece attends. I'm committed to that because of its proven results. They have the highest math scores of any charter school in Rhode Island.” KnowsWorldGivingFeelsMadeI CanRunningSchoolFallResultsSupportAliveMinesDramaHighestHigh SchoolProgramInstitutionsIncludingCommittedEducationalMathIslandsScoreProvenInstituteCharterNieceMy NieceRhode IslandCharter SchoolsEducational InstitutionsAlma Mater Author:Viola Davis
“I look at the great poets of the Soviet Union, like Anna Akhmatova, who endured far worse then anything we've seen or hopefully that we will ever see. If they could keep writing and keep a voice alive, keep people hopeful through their poetry, then I would be ashamed to stop and to give in. It would be really self-indulgent, unacceptable, and inexcusable to walk away from it.” PeopleIfsGivingWritingLooksSelfWould BeVoiceWalksAlivePoetUnionsHopefullyAshamedHopefulSovietSoviet UnionAnnaGreat PoetSelf Indulgent Author:Sara Paretsky
“I hit my knees every morning and every night to give thanks for being alive and all the blessings I have. And in the middle of chaos, it's been suggested to me to stop and truly look around, notice the sky, the trees, the grass, and realize you're part of it all, which is hard when you really want to focus on what you think is bothering you. However, one of the smartest things I do is check in with my awesome wife, who is really good at screwing my head back on when needed.” ThinkingWantGivingLooksHardNightRealizingMorningFocusAliveWifeTreeSkyMiddleNeededBlessingChaosChecksThanksBotherGrassKneesEvery NightEvery MorningBothering You Author:Patrick Fabian
“I come alive by giving back, seeing my children smile and hearing them laugh, standing up for things I believe in, achieving a goal, being there for those who need me, spending quality time with my husband, and indulging in "me moments," whether it's a vacation or just a night out with friends.” NeedsGivingBelieveChildrenMomentsNightI BelieveGoalQualityLaughingAliveSeeingAchieveHusbandStandingI Believe InHearingSpendingMy ChildrenMy HusbandVacationGiving BackBeing ThereQuality Time Author:Trista Sutter
“I've had that situation where I start writing somebody really miserable, and in order to make the story come alive, I have to give them a vote of confidence, make him vulnerable or wounded. But in real life, you often meet people who, in that particular moment, actually shouldn't get a vote of confidence.” PeopleGivingWritingRealMomentsStoriesOrderSituationAliveParticularVoteReal LifeVulnerableMiserableWounded Author:George Saunders
“I give it up to women who have the power to keep their spirit alive under very difficult circumstances.” GivingSpiritDifficultAliveCircumstancesDifficult Circumstances Author:Emily Saliers
“Tony Bennett is still giving concerts, still singing. It's keeping him alive. He's in his late 80s now and he keeps going and going. I maintain, God bless him, it's this devotion to duty and working and being in front his audience.” GivingStillsAudienceAliveFrontsDutyLateSingingDevotionKeep GoingBlessConcerts80sGod BlessDevotion To Duty Author:Frank Sinatra, Jr.
“What was so moving for [Diane Wilson], and also for me, is that she felt the Bay itself was like her grandmother. She said, "I don't think there's a woman alive who would give up fighting for her child, or her mother, or her grandmother."” ThinkingGivingChildrenSaidMovingMotherFightingFeltAliveGiving UpGrandmotherLike HerWilson Author:Frances Moore Lappé
“This administration [of Barack Obama] has massively expanded fossil fuel extraction. So while they give lip service to it, they actually do not walk the walk that we need to walk if we are going to get out of here alive.” IfsNeedsGivingWalksAliveLipsAdministrationBarackFuelFossilsFossil FuelLip ServiceExtraction Author:Jill Stein
“I think if your direction in life is clear and if you develop the wish to accomplish/have a fulfilled life and to contribute something to others, I think that definitely gives you such a strength to want to be alive, that that would be the best placebo.” IfsThinkingWantGivingWould BeLife IsWishClearAliveAccomplishBeing The BestFulfilledFulfilled LifePlacebo Author:Matthieu Ricard
“I think the universal theme would be love and relationships and how if you really want to live and be alive that that's proven through the amount of love you give and receive.” IfsThinkingWantGivingWould BeAliveLove YouAmountUniversalThemeProvenGiving And ReceivingLove And RelationshipUniversal Themes Author:Boti Bliss
“And at the time, for one of the few times in my life I didn't have a band, I just had myself and the guitar, so I was going to have to do something with just my voice, just the guitar and just my songs that was going to move someone enough to give me a shot. So I wrote songs that were very lyrically alive and lyrically dense. And they were unique, but it really came out of the motivation to - or I understood it was - I was going to have to make my mark that way.” WayGivingEnoughMovingMotivationSongVoiceAliveBandUniqueUnderstoodShotsGive MeMarkGuitarDense Author:Bruce Springsteen
“If you're not prepared to give some truly independent thought to what this world is all about, then what is the point of being alive?” IfsWorldGivingAliveThis WorldIndependentPreparedIndependent Thought Author:Stephen Curry
“Yes, things happened to me - brutal things - but I'm not going to give them so much clout by dwelling on them, empowering them to haunt my heart years after the events transpired. And no good comes from that. These ghosts don't need us to help them stay alive. If we're after real deal healing, these ghosts must desiccate.” IfsNeedsGivingYearsHeartRealHelpingDealsHealingAliveHappenedEventsMy HeartThings HappenGhostEmpoweringBrutalDwellingStaying AliveClout Author:Joshua Mohr
“I'm 64, but I act like I'm still 12. I go to schools. At colleges, they come out in droves, they almost scare me. I think it's just to see if I'm still alive. After I work them out - and it's not easy - I sit them down and we have a serious talk. Are they eating? Working on their body? I can say things parents won't say. No matter where I go, I talk to each one individually after I teach. They tell me things like, 'I'm starving, guys like girls thinner.' I give them concrete advice about self-image and self-worth.” IfsThinkingGivingStillsI CanSelfMatterBodySchoolGuyGirlEasyParentTeachAliveAdviceCollegeSeriousEatingDown AndSelf WorthScareConcreteStarving Author:Richard Simmons